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-{{Short description|United States government agency}}
+{{Organization
-{{Organization
+|OrganizationName=John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
-|OrganizationName=Research and Innovative Technology Administration
 |OrganizationType=Research and Development Agencies (Sub-organization)
-|Mission=The Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) was tasked with advancing transportation science, technology, and analysis, as well as improving the coordination of transportation research within the Department of Transportation and throughout the transportation community. It aimed to promote innovative technologies to enhance the U.S. transportation system's safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
+|Mission=The Volpe Center advances transportation innovation for the public good, assisting the transportation community in addressing its most challenging problems through research, development, and deployment of innovative solutions. It promotes safety, security, mobility, environmental sustainability, and efficiency in transportation systems.
-|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator
-|Employees=750
-|Budget=$300M (FY 2008)
-|Website=(No longer applicable as RITA was dissolved)
-|Services=Transportation research coordination; Intelligent transportation systems; Statistical research; Education and training in transportation-related fields
 |ParentOrganization=U.S. Department of Transportation
-|CreationLegislation=Norman Y. Mineta Research and Special Programs Improvement Act of 2004
+|CreationLegislation=Established by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 1970
-|Regulations=
+|Employees=400
-|HeadquartersLocation=38.887554, -77.012441
+|Budget=$100M (FY 2024, estimated based on recent project funding)
-|HeadquartersAddress=1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, USA
+|OrganizationExecutive=Director
+|Services=Human factors research; Systems engineering; Data analysis and visualization; Environmental assessment; Policy analysis; Safety and security solutions
+|HeadquartersLocation=42.36575, -71.08495
+|HeadquartersAddress=220 Binney Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
+|Website=https://www.volpe.dot.gov/
 }}
+{{Short description|United States government agency}}
 [[File:John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge Massachusetts.jpg|thumb|The Volpe Center]]
 [[File:New Volpe Center.jpg|alt=A picture of glass skyscraper with a white facade that is 10-15 stories tall, taken from another nearby tower. |thumb|The future Volpe Center in summer 2023 before its opening.]]
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 == Location ==
-Volpe is located on the campus of [[NASA]]'s former [[Electronics Research Center]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the [[Charles River]] from [[Boston]], across the street from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), and next to the Kendall/MIT [[MBTA Red Line]] subway stop.
+Volpe is located on the campus of [[NASA]]'s former [[Electronics Research Center]] in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the [[Charles River]] from Boston, across the street from the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), and next to the Kendall/MIT [[MBTA Red Line]] subway stop.
 == Redevelopment ==

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